| Boston Red Sox | |
| Season: | 1954 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Fenway Park |
| City: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record: | 69–85 (.448) |
| League Place: | 4th (42 GB) |
| Owners: | Tom Yawkey |
| President: | Tom Yawkey |
| General Managers: | Joe Cronin |
| Managers: | Lou Boudreau |
| Television: | WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7 |
| Radio: | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy,[1] Tom Hussey) |
| Espntn: | bos |
| Brtn: | BOS |
The 1954 Boston Red Sox season was the 54th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses, 42 games behind the Cleveland Indians.
| 8 | 2B | |
| 37 | Jimmy Piersall | CF |
| 30 | RF | |
| 1 | 3B | |
| 10 | Billy Goodman | LF |
| 3 | 1B | |
| 22 | C | |
| 5 | SS | |
| 17 | P | |
| 1954 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches (First base) (Pitching) (Third base) (Hitting) (Bullpen) | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 137 | 493 | 139 | .282 | 14 | 75 | ||
| 1B | 132 | 434 | 109 | .251 | 11 | 57 | ||
| 2B | 116 | 398 | 102 | .256 | 8 | 45 | ||
| SS | 113 | 370 | 92 | .249 | 6 | 36 | ||
| 3B | 99 | 302 | 85 | .281 | 5 | 33 | ||
| LF | 117 | 386 | 133 | .345 | 29 | 89 | ||
| CF | 152 | 580 | 160 | .276 | 25 | 117 | ||
| RF | 133 | 474 | 135 | .285 | 8 | 38 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 489 | 148 | .303 | 1 | 36 | ||
| 91 | 242 | 55 | .227 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 101 | 227 | 59 | .260 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 42 | 132 | 42 | .318 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 74 | 104 | 26 | .250 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 26 | 93 | 24 | .258 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 32 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 44 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 61 | 8 | .131 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 206.1 | 15 | 12 | 3.14 | 124 | ||
| 31 | 199.2 | 11 | 12 | 4.06 | 102 | ||
| 33 | 162.2 | 10 | 9 | 4.65 | 69 | ||
| 28 | 131.0 | 5 | 8 | 3.50 | 59 | ||
| 19 | 92.1 | 3 | 7 | 3.70 | 38 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 95.2 | 3 | 7 | 4.52 | 38 | ||
| 19 | 75.1 | 5 | 3 | 3.82 | 37 | ||
| 23 | 67.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.79 | 43 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3.62 | 67 | ||
| 40 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4.12 | 66 | ||
| 33 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.42 | 27 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.03 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.31 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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